Research & data access

Aug
12
Screengrab of Snap's VP of Global Public Policy, Jennifer Stout, at a congressional hearing in October 2021

A new AI model for moderation, Snap's new family feature and 'shadow promotion'

The week in content moderation - edition #171
5 min read
Aug
05
An aerial view of a Minecraft city

A playbook for increasing trust and safety, Indonesia's 'repressive' law and life after TikTok

The week in content moderation - edition #170
5 min read
Jul
29
Moderation data for researchers (finally), starting an 'Instarrection' and three thorny cases

Moderation data for researchers (finally), starting an 'Instarrection' and three thorny cases

The week in content moderation - edition #169
5 min read
Jul
22
Avoiding 'unevenly enacted' rules, anger at Meta's India report and why we need whistleblowers

Avoiding 'unevenly enacted' rules, anger at Meta's India report and why we need whistleblowers

The week in content moderation - edition #168
6 min read
Jun
17
Equipping moderators to do their job, grievances in India and Spotify launches safety council

Equipping moderators to do their job, grievances in India and Spotify launches safety council

The week in content moderation - edition #163
6 min read
Jun
03
A protester against the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

The difficulty of creating nuanced policy, Texas law blocked and GIFCT analysis

The week in content moderation - edition #162
5 min read
May
06
Four people standing up and being sworn in at the US Senate subcommittee hearing (screengrab, coloured)

How to create trustworthy systems, Bluesky takes flight and US senators talk transparency

The week in content moderation - edition #158
6 min read
Apr
29
Margrethe Vestager holding a phone and smiling ahead of European Parliament hearings in 2019

Europe agrees “sweeping” law, Musk divides opinion and abuse plagues the metaverse

The week in content moderation - edition #157
6 min read
Apr
22
Nadine Dorries, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, walking into Downing Street

The great podcast moderation problem, 'Facebook's chief fixer' and another dislike button

The week in content moderation - edition #156
5 min read
Mar
04

How platforms tried to contain Russia, largest ever CSAM survey and Kenyan mods update

6 min read